장애인 보호자 지원 실태 및 요구에 대한 기초 연구

Abstract

Purpose: This study presented the concept of guardians of the people with disabilities and presented the contents of support by life cycle and support by disability types. The results of this study were meaningful in preparing measures for domestic disabled guardian support policies and services.
 Method: For the purpose of this study, it was intended to clearly understand the status of support for guardians of the people with disabilities in Korea by examining laws, academic studies, and degree papers related to support for guardians of the people with disabilities by life cycle and disability types.
 Results: The research results focused on the concept and area of support for guardians of the people with disabilities, understanding of support by life cycle, and support by disability types. In the concept of support for guardians of the people with disabilities, the legal definition of guardians of the people with disabilities, family members as guardians of the people with disabilities, and support areas for guardians of the people with disabilities were examined. In the trend of supporting guardians for the people with disabilities by the life cycle, the request for support for guardians of the people with disabilities required in the life cycle such as infancy, childhood, adolescence, transition period, and adulthood was presented. As for the status of support for guardians of the people with disabilities by disability types and the demand for support, the status of support felt by guardians of the people with disabilities by each disability type such as visual, hearing, physical, developmental, and intermediate redundancy were presented.
 Conclusion: Direct support for carers of people with disabilities should be focused, and support services for carers of people with disability should be expanded considering the life cycle and disability types of people with disabilities.